Vladimir Iliev (Bulgarian: Владимир Илиев; born 17 March 1987) is a Bulgarian biathlete.[1]
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| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1987 Troyan, PR Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (2010–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 10 (2007–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Bulgaria. His best performance was 16th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 79th, in the individual and 83rd in the sprint.[2]
Iliev participated and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best performance was 15th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 38th, in the individual and 59rd in the sprint and 54th in the pursuit.[1]
He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 54th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit, 19th in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.[1]
As of February 2018, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 6th in the pursuit in 2015,[1] his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 5th, in the sprint at Nové Město na Moravě in 2016/17, while his best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 25th, in 2014/15.[1]
On 13 March 2019, Iliev won silver in the 20km individual at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, Sweden – Bulgaria's best ever individual result in men's biathlon.
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2010 Vancouver
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79th | 83rd | — | — | 16th | — |
 2014 Sochi
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38th | 59th | 54th | — | 15th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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19th | 54th | 46th | — | LAP | 17th |
 2022 Beijing
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61st | 31st | 25th | — | LAP (19th) | 11th |
:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
edit1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2007 Antholz
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63rd | 86th | — | — | 18th | 18th | — |
 2008 Östersund
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— | 96th | — | — | 20th | — | |
| 2009 Pyeongchang
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32nd | 84th | — | — | 14th | — | |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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59th | 68th | — | — | 16th | — | |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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16th | 57th | DNS | — | 17th | — | |
 2013 Nové Město
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dnf | 42nd | 39th | — | 9th | — | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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27th | 8th | 6th | 25th | 16th | 18th | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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21st | 10th | 24th | 21st | 13th | 16th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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24th | 13th | 18th | 20th | 9th | 17th | |
| 2019 Östersund
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Silver | 38th | 37th | 29th | 9th | 21st | — |
| 2020 Antholz
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54th | 58th | 44th | – | 11th | 24th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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12th | 56th | 37th | – | 16th | 15th | 19th |
| 2023 Oberhof
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28th | 20th | 16th | 29th | – | 17th | – |
| 2024 Nové Město na Moravě
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54th | DNS | – | – | – | 22nd | – |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
- ***The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
References
editExternal links
edit- Vladimir Iliev at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Vladimir Iliev at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Vladimir Iliev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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